UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · FICTION · POLICE
Michael Innes
Also known as: J.I.M. Stewart, J. I. M. Stewart
"John Innes Mackintosh Stewart was a Scottish novelist and academic. He is equally well known for the works of literary criticism and contemporary novels published under his real name and for the crime fiction published under the pseudonym of Michael Innes. Many devotees of the Innes books were unaware of his other "identity", and vice-versa." - Wikipedia
"I should be very glad of your immediate assistance in what promises to be a most remarkable case.
— from Country House Murders
Most acclaimed
A family affair
2000
"In a city built on dreams, Trisha Holiday makes her living moving like one. But out of her dancer's costume, she's as down-to-earth as they come. That's why she ignores the admiring note--and the accompanying $1000 bill--that arrives backstage after one of her ethereal performances. Yet the sender, a wealthy foreign prince, isn't easily dissuaded. Seven years living and studying in the United States have made Malik long for the freedom to choose his own bride--and the woman he wants is Trisha. After a breathtaking visit to Malik's kingdom culminates in a marriage proposal, Trish attempts to adjust to an opulent new lifestyle complete with servants, sumptuous surroundings, and vast wealth. None of that matters to Trish as much as Malik's love. With Malik's sister Soraya proving a trusted new friend, they plan a lavish wedding surpassing anything she could have imagined. Yet Trish's new life will have challenges too--adjusting to a new and complex culture, to the myriad demands of Malik's royal position, and to the expectations she faces as his wife. In the midst of her own major changes, Trish vows to help her sister, Emma, whose marriage has ended in a bitter breakup. And through it all, Trish will strive to stay true to what matters most--love, true friendship, and the ties that hold family together across the miles and the years"--
Country House Murders
Contains: [Adventure of the Abbey Grange]( / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A marriage tragedy / Wilkie Collins Lord Chizelrigg's missing fortune / Robert Barr The Fordwych Castle mystery / Emmuska, Baroness Orczy The blue scarab / R. Austin Freeman The doom of the Darnaways / G. K. Chesterton The shadow on the glass / Agatha Christie The queen's square / Dorothy L. Sayers Death on the air / Ngaio Marsh The same to us / Margery Allingham The hunt ball / Freeman Wills Crofts The incautious burglar / John Dickson Carr The long shot / Nicholas Blake. Jeeves and the stolen Venus / P. G. Wodehouse Death in the sun / Michael Innes An unlocked window / Ethel Lina White The wood-for-the-trees / Philip MacDonald The man on the roof / Christianna Brand The death of Amy Robsart / Cyril Hare Fen Hall / Ruth Rendell A very desirable residence / P. D. James The Worcester enigma / James Miles.
Appleby and the Ospreys
1986
>Sir John Appleby's country weekend has been rudely interrupted by murder.... >Someone stabbed Lord Osprey with an Oriental dagger right in the library of his ancestral home, Clusters. Immediately, the police suspect one of Lord Osprey's eccentric house guests. Is it Lord Osprey's brother- in-law, Marcus Broadwater? Or coin expert, Lady Honoria Wimpole? Or Miss Minnychip, the other coin expert? Or perhaps Mr. Trumfitt, the outraged publican? It falls to Sir John, helped by Lord Osprey's faithful butler Bagot, to sort through the mysterious clues and find this clever killer.